Vows – straight to the heart [and they came first from Cayman]
From Jamaica Observer It was a deliberately slow, but rewarding, march towards love for Brian Kong and Candice Newman. The lovebirds, who tied the knot last month in a beautiful wedding ceremony at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel’s Starlight Terrace,…
OAS anti-corruption unit visits Jamaica
From Caribbean360 The representatives of El Salvador and Grenada also met with Jamaican civil society and private sector organizations “in order to obtain their perspectives on progress made in the fight against corruption,” the OAS said. WASHINGTON D.C., United States,…
There’s much more to Jamaica than just beer and jerk chicken
By Bobbie Thurgood From Daily Star JAMAICA is the home of rum, reggae and Rastas. It’s the one Caribbean island that everyone has heard of and everyone has an opinion on – some of them not so good. But whatever…
Jamaica included in IDB study on housing in Latin America and Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON (CMC) — A study by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has found that while governments traditionally promote ownership of newly built homes as a solution to the housing shortage in Latin America and the Caribbean, rentals…
Caribbean Consultation on Justice for All and Human Rights Agenda to take place in Jamaica
From Bahama Islands Info CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana — The Caribbean Consultation on Justice for All and Human Rights Agenda takes place on 9-11 April 2014, at The Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, Jamaica. The three-day dialogue advances the Caribbean…
The Editor Speaks: statistics – are they really useful?
“U.K. Economy size may be revised upward on EU Statistics changes” is one of our stories in today’s iNews Cayman from Bloomberg, showing the importance of statistics. Important but is their usefulness exaggerated and figures capable of misinterpretation? Yesterday I was helping…
Cayman Island funerals for March 2014
Details from funeral home announcements Timothy Mullin …
Optimist Club George Town Oratorical Contest Sat (5)
Students will be speaking their minds on Saturday when they compete in the Cayman Optimist Club of George Town’s sixth Oratorical Contest. Date: Saturday, 5th April, 2014 Time: 10am Location: Harquail Theatre Ten students from schools throughout the islands will…
World’s top athletes to star in Cayman Invitational
Some of the top figures in the world of athletics will be heading to Cayman next month to compete in the third Cayman Invitational athletics track meet and organisers are particularly excited about the incredibly strong female contingent participating this…
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin for Caribbean culture festival in New York
From Caribbean360 The reigning Voice winner will be joined on stage by A-list Caribbean performers including Konshens and Beenie Man at the inaugural Oracabessa Festival on Memorial Day NEW YORK, United States, Jamaica’s reggae-fusion songstress Tessanne Chin, who won season…
